as in total
a complete amount of something
The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000.
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Recent Examples of grand total
The grand total is likely much higher than $12.3 million because some spending is hard to track.
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Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2025
The attacking midfielder made 49 appearances in the Premier League out of a possible 75, 16 of them starts, and registered a grand total of two assists without scoring a single goal.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Andrade spent a grand total of five days in jail between during the time between the collision and her sentencing, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
There were 22 brands in the running, with some offering multiple variations, for a grand total of 30 detergents.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
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Thirty-eight percent ended in a crash, the second highest rate in the metro after the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office, which recorded three crashes in a total of four chases, according to an analysis by The Star.—
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For anyone doing this for the first time, do be warned this station is extremely small with just six ticket barriers in total.—
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The dynamic has put some condo owners in a double bind, Marcus said — unable to afford special assessments for repairs or rising maintenance fees and insurance rates, but also unable to sell their units for a reasonable sum.—
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According to the methodology: The ROI is the cumulative sum of earnings minus the total out-of-pocket costs based on the average net price.—
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Unlike last year's total solar eclipse, during which there were a few brief moments during totality when the sun was shielded and people could safely remove eyewear to take in the sight, during a partial solar eclipse, there is no safe time for sky gazers to view the spectacle with the naked eye.—
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The latter causes a total solar eclipse, which is seen across a dark and narrow corridor on Earth called the path of totality.—
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The two used threatening notes to rob a Bank of America and an East West Bank in San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2022, netting a sum total of $2,600.—
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And while Terry technically did not have a turnover on Monday night, some of his drives to nowhere wind up as the same sum total.—
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On the whole, the Rockcut Trails are offering both a new experience in and perspective on the region.—
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Consumer confidence on the whole is slipping as the tariffs come into play and shoppers lament their own personal finances.—
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All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299).—
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When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food — mouth-fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish — per day, according to researchers.—
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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